Driver found dead of possible gunshot wound

December 31, 2009 3:50:46 PM PST

HOUSTON --

A man found dead after a car accident may have been the victim of violence. Around 8:45am Thursday, a man was found dead in the 4100 block of West Little York. Patrol officers and Houston Fire Department emergency personnel responded to the traffic accident and found the victim's vehicle had driven off the road and struck a telephone pole. Several passers-by stopped to help and called 911.

Further examination of the victim by HFD determined he had suffered a possible gunshot wound. Homicide investigators were then called to the scene. The victim's identity and cause of death is pending verification by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.